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• Oversight and implementation of the
  project, with an emphasis on ensuring the timely and high quality
  achievement of the project goal and objectives by the respective
  Consortium partners.
• Lead and manage the Programme Management
  Unit (PMU) including grants, finance and MEAL functions. 
• Ensuring that  partners provide monthly output trackers
  and consolidate to provide monthly status updates on the Consortium’s
  progress, challenges and planned mitigation measures.
• Management oversight for financial and
  administrative management, ensuring compliance by all partners with all
  relevant donor and organizational guidelines, regulations and procedures.
• Facilitate provision of training for
  project staff from members of consortium on relevant guidelines,
  regulations and procedures.
• Chair the PMU meetings between partner
  representatives, technical advisors, M&E and support functions.
• Manage the development of the Consortium
  communication and advocacy and promote the use of Consortium-generated
  knowledge and learning; 
• Ensure proactive engagement, and
  facilitate formal meetings with key stakeholders including with the
  Government authorities
• Ensure close coordination with other
  implementing agencies and consortia who are implementing other parts of
  the ECHCO funded activities in the same area. Develop a close coordination
  with the Government of Uganda, Office of the Prime Minister and UNHCR and
  other UN Agencies providing assistance in the same region.
• Represent the Consortium in coordination
  mechanisms as needed
• Ensure timely and accurate programmatic
  and financial reporting to the donor, collating inputs from the Consortium
  partners.

• The ideal candidate for the Danish Refugee
  Council (DRC) Consortium Manager job placement must hold a post-graduate
  degree in international relations, business administration, management,
  human rights, social sciences or related field; 
• At least seven years of professional work
  experience in humanitarian/ development work including in displacement
  setting including of managing ECHO grants
• Significant exposure and experience of
  successfully managing and leading Consortia;
• Broad knowledge, understanding and
  experience of context in Northern Uganda is an added advantage
• The incumbent should have experience in
  consortium management, ECHO programming and refugee/host experience for
  the position of Consortium Manager (CM)
• Technical expertise and experience in
  livelihoods, WASH and Education in emergencies a refugee setting is an
  advantage
• Highly analytical with strategic planning
  skills;
• High-level communication and people
  skills; 
• Excellent writing skills and able to
  negotiate effectively between different stakeholders, and to represent the
  Consortium at high level forums;
• Extensive experience in representation and
  networking, in particular with Government authorities, ECHO, humanitarian
  and development actors;
• Demonstrated project, program and human
  resource management experience, including working with local partners;
• Proven ability in working in hardship
  environments. The position will require extensive travel to the field;
• Broad knowledge and understanding of MEAL,
  including in complex programmes;
• The position is to manage a one year
  project implemented by a consortium of NGOs and funded under the ECHO to
  respond to refugee situation in West Nile of Uganda. 
• The successful candidate will possess
  high-level of management skills, a proven record of successfully managing
  consortia, wide experience in project implementation, and a strong ability
  to successfully manage, cooperation between consortium partners, donors
  and other stakeholders

• Striving for excellence: You
  focus on reaching results in a fast paced environment
• Collaborating: You lead
  initiatives and processes by involving relevant parties and encouraging
  feedback. 
• Taking the lead: You take
  ownership and initiative while setting high standards 
• Communicating: You listen to
  other stakeholders and staff; and you communicate concisely and
  persuasively
• Demonstrating integrity: You
  act in line with DRC’s vision and values.

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